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Editor: Antonia Doyle, Warren Farm, 27 Main Street, Hoby, LE14 3DT Tel: 07768 193849 E-mail: [email protected] Advertising: Josie Brown, 3 Manor Farm Court, Tilton on the Hill, Leics LE7 9LS Tel: 0116 259 7663 E-mail: [email protected] Deliveries: Simon Blake Tel:01664 434580 E-mail: [email protected] Treasurer: Malcolm Britton, 34 Hall Orchard Lane, Frisby, Melton Mowbray LE14 2NH Tel: 01664 434490 E-mail: [email protected] 1 June Churches Together in the 2019 Upper Wreake June 1 3.00pm Messy Church Frisby Methodist Centre Saturday June 2 8.30am BCP HOLY COMMUNION Frisby Parish Church Easter 7 10.30am FAMILY SERVICE Hoby Parish Church June 5 9.15am Wholeness and Healing Frisby Parish Church Wednesday Eucharist June 9 8.30am BCP HOLY COMMUNION Brooksby Parish Church Pentecost 10.30am FAMILY SERVICE Rotherby Parish Church June 12 9.15am Midweek Communion Frisby Parish Church Wednesday June 16 8.30am BCP HOLY COMMUNION Hoby Parish Church Trinity Sunday 10.30am CAFÉ CHURCH Frisby Methodist Centre June 19 9.15am Midweek Communion Frisby Parish Church Wednesday June 23 10.30am HOLY COMMUNION with Ragdale Parish Church Trinity 1 Guest Speaker: Mary Gregory “Inclusive Church – Gender” 6.00pm CIRCUIT SERVICE Scalford Methodist Church 6.00pm EVENSONG Kirby Belllars Parish Church June 26 9.15am Midweek Communion Frisby Parish Church Wednesday June 30 10.30am SWF Group Service of Holy Frisby Parish Church Trinity 2 Communion. With guest speaker Matt Long from The Community of the Tree of Life. The new Monastic For other servicesCommunity in the South in theWest Diocese Framland Group (SWF) please contact the SWF Office on 01664 561909 or email [email protected] 2 Local Roman Catholic Churches – Mass www.dioceseofnottingham.uk/parishes Local Roman Catholic Churches – Mass www.dioceseofnottingham.uk/parishes St. John the Baptist Thorpe End, Melton Mowbray LE13 Sun 9am St. John the Baptist Thorpe End, Melton Mowbray LE13 Sun 9am 01664 562274 1RB 01664 562274 1RB St Francis Convent Dalby Rd Sat: 6pm, Sun 10.30am St Francis Convent Dalby Rd Sat: 6pm, Sun 10.30am St. Gregory the Great 24, The Banks, Sileby LE12 7RE. Sun: 9am St. Gregory the Great 24, The Banks, Sileby LE12 7RE. Sun: 9am 0116 2608476 0116 2608476 The Devine Infant of 63 Broad St, Syston LE7 1GH Sat: 6.30pm The Devine Infant of 63 Broad St, Syston LE7 1GH Sat: 6.30pm Prague www.divineinfantofprague.org.uk Sun: 11am Prague www.divineinfantofprague.org.uk Sun: 11am St. Mary’s 97, Ashby Road, Loughborough LE11 Sat: 6pm St. Mary’s 97, Ashby Road, Loughborough LE11 Sat: 6pm 01509 262123 3AB www.stmarysloughborough.org.uk Sun: 9am & 11am 01509 262123 3AB www.stmarysloughborough.org.uk Sun: 9am & 11am 01509 262123 3AB www.stmarysloughborough.org.uk Sun: 9am & 11am THE PARISH OF THE UPPER WREAKE THE PARISH OF THE UPPER WREAKE Priest-in-Charge: The Revd David Harknett Priest-in-Charge: The Revd David Harknett (01664) 434517 Email: [email protected] (01664) 434517 Email: [email protected] (01664) 434517 Email: [email protected] To whom all initial enquiries for baptisms, weddings and funerals should be made. To whom all initial enquiries for baptisms, weddings and funerals should be made. Reader: Canon Malcolm Britton (01664) 434490 Email: [email protected] Reader: Canon Malcolm Britton (01664) 434490 Email: [email protected] Administrator: Canon Vic Allsop Group Office: Great Dalby Methodist Church, Administrator: Canon Vic Allsop Group Office: Great Dalby Methodist Church, 29 Main Street, Great Dalby, Melton Mowbray, LE14 2ET. Office hours: Tuesday & 29 Main Street, Great Dalby, Melton Mowbray, LE14 2ET. Office hours: Tuesday & Friday 9.15am to 2.30pm.Tel.: (01664) 561909 Email: [email protected] Friday 9.15am to 2.30pm.Tel.: (01664) 561909 Email: [email protected] Church wardens (01664) (01664) Church wardens (01664) (01664) FRISBY Pru Smith 434468 Simon Blake 434580 FRISBY Pru Smith 434468 Simon Blake 434580 K. BELLARS Vacant K. BELLARS Vacant HOBY Vic Allsop 434697 Maureen Coleman 434120 HOBY Vic Allsop 434697 Maureen Coleman 434120 ROTHERBY Lesley Potter 434511 Sue Smith 434175 ROTHERBY Lesley Potter 434511 Sue Smith 434175 BROOKSBY Malcolm Britton 434490 Jeanne Knowles 0779 623 5444 BROOKSBY Malcolm Britton 434490 Jeanne Knowles 0779 623 5444 RAGDALERAGDALE JaneJane Burgess Burgess 434003434003 RAGDALE Jane Burgess 434003 Contacts for our Methodist Centres Contacts for our Methodist Centres Bookings Frisby Centre - Mrs Jenny Hurst 01664 840479 [email protected] Bookings Frisby Centre - Mrs Jenny Hurst 01664 840479 [email protected] Hoby Centre - Mrs. Deb Charles 01664 812874 [email protected] Hoby Centre - Mrs. Deb Charles 01664 812874 [email protected] Pastor - MrsMrs Janet Janet Norburn Norburn 0116 0116 2695295 2695295 Pastor - Pastor - Mrs Janet Norburn 0116 2695295 Non Church Activities at the Frisby Methodist Centre Non Church Activities at the Frisby Methodist Centre On Fridays during term time - Stay and Play (Toddler Group) 1-30 - 3pm On Fridays during term time - Stay and Play (Toddler Group) 1-30 - 3pm Each Monday 10.45 - 11.45 Pilates - Each Tuesday, 6.15 - 7.15pm Aerobics On the 3rd. Each Monday 10.45 - 11.45 Pilates - Each Tuesday, 6.15 - 7.15pm Aerobics On the 3rd. Wednesday afternoon, Drop In. 2 - 4pm. Wednesday afternoon, Drop In. 2 - 4pm. Every 4th. Thursday, Tea & Cakes, 2.30 - 4.30pm. Every 4th. Thursday, Tea & Cakes, 2.30 - 4.30pm. Non Church Activities at the Hoby Methodist Centre Non Church Activities at the Hoby Methodist Centre Each Monday and Thursday, 10am - 12 noon, Computer group. Each Monday and Thursday, 10am - 12 noon, Computer group. 3 4 5 An Appeal ~ On behalf of the Methodist Churches at Frisby and Hoby First of all may I thank those who responded to our Frisby roof appeal in the March issue. Your generosity is much appreciated, and the work should start soon. Now for the second matter which is much more serious. Unlike our Parish churches which pay a Parish Gift, the Methodist equivalent is called the Assessment, the payment of which is largely dependent on weekly donations by “members.” Unfortunately the membership of the two churches, at Hoby and Frisby, is only ten, of which two are in residential care. The problem is we need more than the present members to keep us viable. In fact, we need Friends and not necessarily church going friends. More to the point, we need Friends in Frisby and Hoby. Many years ago in the South Croxton Benefice a planned marketing effort was made to raise money for the local parish churches and I was pleased to be involved as a "funding visitor" for one of these. It was organised on a very professional basis and those of us who went out knocking on doors were informed "not to worry they've all had a letter and are expecting you!" (What their reaction to this might be was open to (Photo Andrew Tallow) conjecture.) The main aim was to get people to either sign a covenant on behalf of the Parish church, or to update an expired covenant. The visits were repeated 4 years later as the covenants expired. The point I want to make is that several people who were visited and signed a covenant, were not necessarily "members" or even regular church goers. Even so they were often happy to make a contribution. Ironically a neighbour in Barsby who was persuaded to join me confided that he was probably an atheist! However that was considered a lame excuse as he admitted to being interested in historical buildings. Very cleverly, the organisers of the scheme, quite rightly, "suggested" that those of us who were funding visitors would get a better response if we ourselves first signed a covenant! Nevertheless door knocking was still a daunting experience and what a relief when we got a positive and friendly reaction! What has this got to do with our “chapels?” Well, we need your help, frankly, we can’t manage without it.